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Dad Charged After Cops Find Body Near Where Toddler Was Left Outside For Not Drinking Milk

The Texas dad police accused of leaving his 3-year-old daughter outside in the middle of the night as punishment for not drinking her milk was charged with a first-degree felony on Monday, the day after authorities found a child’s body near the family’s home.

He told police at the time that he’d ordered the 3-year-old to stand near a tree near an alley outside their house at 3 a.m. as punishment for refusing to drink her milk. He also told police that coyotes had previously been spotted lurking around the alley.

Mathews said he went outside to check on the toddler about 15 minutes later, but found her missing. He waited five hours before calling the police, according to authorities.

Matthews’ wife, Sini Mathews, Sherin’s adoptive mother, was cooperating with police to identify the body, her attorney told Dallas Morning News. The mother, who said she was asleep when Sherin went missing, has not been charged with a crime.

Authorities placed the couple’s 4-year-old biological daughter in foster care as the investigation continues. A judge postponed a custody hearing for the child on Monday and said she would remain in foster care for three more weeks, reported the Morning News.